The priests walked down the steps of the altar. One cleared his throat. "We needed merely to test and see which of you was
Lo mite hingen...And it seems we've found that one...As for the rest of you, it would appear-"
There was a light glow gathering around Makoto. The priests noticed it and stepped away. Her body lifted into the air as the glow brightened. Then it softened, and the lights around the room drew closer to her form. They were sucked into her very being, and the room went dark.
Then, a single light lit in the center of the room. Seifer turned to face the light and was astonished. There was a different Makoto standing before them than the Red Mage who had left moments earlier. The one who stood was not even entirely a normal mage...She had advanced to the highest rank of mage there was...Makoto was now a Summoner.
At her belt sat a dagger in its sheath, the hilt a gentle crimson color.
Seifer was astounded. She wasn't standing on the ground. Makoto was riding astride the scorpion that had come to them before. It squee'd lightly and scuttled in a circle before settling down.
The priests bowed their head lightly. "Kilik, the Earth Spirit."
((I was gonna say a Priestess, but I thought about it. if you want it changed, do say so.))